Bright Horizons Family Solutions (BFAM) Competitors $114.40 +0.21 (+0.18%) As of 10:34 AM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends BFAM vs. LOPE, LRN, ATGE, STRA, UTI, LINC, APEI, VLTO, CPAY, and AFRMShould you be buying Bright Horizons Family Solutions stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Bright Horizons Family Solutions include Grand Canyon Education (LOPE), Stride (LRN), Adtalem Global Education (ATGE), Strategic Education (STRA), Universal Technical Institute (UTI), Lincoln Educational Services (LINC), American Public Education (APEI), Veralto (VLTO), Corpay (CPAY), and Affirm (AFRM). Bright Horizons Family Solutions vs. Grand Canyon Education Stride Adtalem Global Education Strategic Education Universal Technical Institute Lincoln Educational Services American Public Education Veralto Corpay Affirm Grand Canyon Education (NASDAQ:LOPE) and Bright Horizons Family Solutions (NYSE:BFAM) are both mid-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, community ranking, risk, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, earnings, valuation, dividends and institutional ownership. Is LOPE or BFAM more profitable? Grand Canyon Education has a net margin of 22.09% compared to Bright Horizons Family Solutions' net margin of 4.44%. Grand Canyon Education's return on equity of 31.01% beat Bright Horizons Family Solutions' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Grand Canyon Education22.09% 31.01% 23.55% Bright Horizons Family Solutions 4.44%13.23%4.39% Which has more volatility & risk, LOPE or BFAM? Grand Canyon Education has a beta of 0.75, meaning that its stock price is 25% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Bright Horizons Family Solutions has a beta of 1.44, meaning that its stock price is 44% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of LOPE or BFAM? 94.2% of Grand Canyon Education shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.0% of Grand Canyon Education shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.2% of Bright Horizons Family Solutions shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Does the MarketBeat Community favor LOPE or BFAM? Grand Canyon Education received 92 more outperform votes than Bright Horizons Family Solutions when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 67.11% of users gave Grand Canyon Education an outperform vote while only 57.62% of users gave Bright Horizons Family Solutions an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformGrand Canyon EducationOutperform Votes50867.11% Underperform Votes24932.89% Bright Horizons Family SolutionsOutperform Votes41657.62% Underperform Votes30642.38% Do analysts recommend LOPE or BFAM? Grand Canyon Education presently has a consensus price target of $179.67, suggesting a potential upside of 11.50%. Bright Horizons Family Solutions has a consensus price target of $138.25, suggesting a potential upside of 21.08%. Given Bright Horizons Family Solutions' higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Bright Horizons Family Solutions is more favorable than Grand Canyon Education.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Grand Canyon Education 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00Bright Horizons Family Solutions 1 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.67 Which has better earnings and valuation, LOPE or BFAM? Grand Canyon Education has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Bright Horizons Family Solutions. Grand Canyon Education is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Bright Horizons Family Solutions, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioGrand Canyon Education$1.02B4.61$204.99M$7.6121.17Bright Horizons Family Solutions$2.63B2.53$74.22M$1.9957.38 Does the media refer more to LOPE or BFAM? In the previous week, Grand Canyon Education had 5 more articles in the media than Bright Horizons Family Solutions. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Grand Canyon Education and 1 mentions for Bright Horizons Family Solutions. Grand Canyon Education's average media sentiment score of 1.28 beat Bright Horizons Family Solutions' score of 1.00 indicating that Grand Canyon Education is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment Grand Canyon Education Positive Bright Horizons Family Solutions Positive SummaryGrand Canyon Education beats Bright Horizons Family Solutions on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Bright Horizons Family Solutions News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for BFAM and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart BFAM vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricBright Horizons Family SolutionsChild day care services IndustryBusiness SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$6.64B$6.64B$7.04B$19.16BDividend YieldN/AN/A2.31%3.67%P/E Ratio57.3857.3827.0738.64Price / Sales2.532.53414.0217.59Price / Cash24.7724.7731.2521.18Price / Book5.455.455.735.37Net Income$74.22M$74.22M$128.65M$994.62M7 Day Performance1.21%1.21%-5.08%-1.70%1 Month Performance4.06%4.06%2.48%-1.89%1 Year Performance16.30%16.30%17.05%13.14% Bright Horizons Family Solutions Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)BFAMBright Horizons Family Solutions4.7728 of 5 stars$114.40+0.2%$138.25+20.8%+16.3%$6.66B$2.63B57.4925,800Short Interest ↓Positive NewsLOPEGrand Canyon Education4.7018 of 5 stars$161.88-0.6%$179.67+11.0%+28.4%$4.72B$1.02B21.275,800Short Interest ↓Positive NewsLRNStride3.5481 of 5 stars$106.32-0.8%$97.50-8.3%+87.5%$4.63B$2.11B19.337,800ATGEAdtalem Global Education4.3336 of 5 stars$94.09-0.9%$85.00-9.7%+61.0%$3.53B$1.63B21.534,680Short Interest ↓Positive NewsSTRAStrategic Education4.1227 of 5 stars$92.16-0.4%$126.00+36.7%+1.9%$2.26B$1.21B17.553,910UTIUniversal Technical Institute3.8226 of 5 stars$25.60-2.3%$26.33+2.9%+93.1%$1.38B$732.69M34.593,700LINCLincoln Educational Services4.2529 of 5 stars$14.66-4.8%$18.00+22.8%+59.7%$461.48M$423.21M45.812,300Short Interest ↓APEIAmerican Public Education4.5948 of 5 stars$21.02-0.9%$23.00+9.4%+71.0%$372.31M$613.25M37.546,037Short Interest ↓Positive NewsVLTOVeralto2.5145 of 5 stars$101.12+0.3%$109.50+8.3%+33.5%$25.01B$5.14B31.2116,000Analyst ForecastShort Interest ↑News CoverageCPAYCorpay3.8426 of 5 stars$343.28+0.4%$368.57+7.4%N/A$23.93B$3.88B24.4910,500Short Interest ↓AFRMAffirm2.1865 of 5 stars$64.76-2.6%$60.94-5.9%+30.9%$20.34B$2.52B-45.612,006 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Grand Canyon Education Competitors Stride Competitors Adtalem Global Education Competitors Strategic Education Competitors Universal Technical Institute Competitors Lincoln Educational Services Competitors American Public Education Competitors Veralto Competitors Corpay Competitors Affirm Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NYSE:BFAM) was last updated on 1/14/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersCharles Payne Wants You Prepared for 2025Charles Payne Wants You Prepared for 2025 There's no denying that market volatility, inflation, and recessi...Unstoppable Prosperity | SponsoredGreatest crypto bull market in history?A crypto storm is coming Right now, conditions are in place for a historic move we expect will be the great...Stansberry Research | SponsoredElon’s New AI Firm REVEALEDNvidia’s AI chip … the H100 … has been the holy grail of artificial intelligence… Until now. 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